7.00pm (AWST) – Men’s Cricket T20I Series – Australia v West Indies – Perth

11.00pm (AEDT) – Men’s Hockey FIH Pro League – Australia v Ireland – India 

Governor General David Hurley will pay an official visit to Thailand (until 17 February)  

National Apology Day

International Epilepsy Day

World Radio Day 

Shrove Tuesday/Pancake Day 

Robbie Williams’ birthday (1974)

Anniversary of:

• the start of the bombing of Dresden by Allied forces (1945)

• British boy band Take That officially announcing that they are disbanding, prompting the UK Government to set up counselling phone lines (1996). Which must have been quite a day for robbie, given the entry just above…